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Organs, Buggies,
Vol. XX.—B Pages.
SUBJECTS TREATED
By Judge Charles H. Brand in
His Charge to the Jackson
County Grand Jury
In his charge Monday morning
to the Jackson county grand jury
Judge C. H. Brand took the posi
tion, in his judgment, that the
administration of the criminal
law was impaired to some extent
by reason of two facts: First,
Liberality of the Governors dur
ing the last ten years in grant
ing pardons. Second, the rule
and reign of technical ities .
Elaborating upon the first prop
osition the Judge stated that he
disclaimed any purpose to criti
cise the Prison Commission or an\
of thl Governors, but the fact
remained that it was to easy a
matter for a man wi ll influence
and property who might be con
victed and sent to the penitenti
ary to secure pardon. The Judge
declared that he was not opposed
to granting pardons in proper
cases,but that it seemed that any
one w’i) was able to employ em
inent counsel who stood c ose
to the Governor had no diffieul
tv sooner or later in securing his
freedom, while many a poor, un
fortunate convict who had neith
er friends nor money and who
really deserved a pardon still- re
mained in stripes and at hard la
bor in the pententiary. That
this liberality of pardoning con
victs tended to lawlessness and
disobedience to law. and tended
to bring about a # disrespect for
the courts and the law, and en
courage criminals and increased
crime. Though the Governors
may have had sufficient reasons
in ever instance in granting par
dons and paroles, .yet the gener
al public, as a I'u'c, especially
the lawless element, didn’t stop
to inquire into details and reas
ons, but just looked at the case
of a man being convicted, f.|- in
stance, and sent to the penitenti
ary for ten years and his being a
free man in many instances with
in a year or two after lie was put
in the penitentiary, even though
the Superior Court and the Court
of last resort had determined
that the sentence, of the court
shou’d be executed.
The Judge stated on the sub
ject of “technicalities"' that
when proper results had been
reached by the .juries of the
courts and substantial justice had
been done and accomplished that
cases should not be sent back for
new trial at the expense of the
tax payers simply because of
same techicality which doesn t, af
fect the real merits of the e 4
He insisted that cases shouM be
tried according to law fairly and
impartially and that every right
of tiie defendants should be strict
ly guarded, and yet despite this
from time to time throughout
the State and in ell the cir
cuits of the State under the : aw
ys interpreted on account of
. same technicality the results of
|,the trial courts are vacated and
> aside and the ease lias to be
|4;one over again, all at the ex
pense of the tax-payers, lie dis
ci.'aimed the purpose of criticiz
ing any person for his official
conduct stating that it was easy
to criticize, but that the Legisla
ture should remedy these and un
tfclie the hands of the trial courts
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OCONEE MAN SUFFERS
HEAVY FIRE LOSS.
Eleven Head of Stock and Large
Amount o? Feed Stuff Des
troyed by Fire.
Friday evening lightning struct
a iarge barn on the old Branch
farm in Oconee county, setting
the building on fire, and burning
eleven horses to death. In the
barn was stored 2000 bundles of
fodder; 1100 bushels of oats and
700 bales of hay, together with
other feed stuff, all of which,
were destroyed.
This farm is near Bishop and
is superintended by Mr. Jim Mor
ton.
and the reviewing courts so that
justice might not be defeated on
account of tehnia'ities, which
could be legally invoked.
lie urgde a strict enforcemon*
of the prohibition law. He took
the position that though the peo
p'e might not be in favor of i
still the law was upon the books
and the courts were called uoo:
to enforce it and to put the
blind-tiger out of business. Dur
ing his tJ k upon this subject he
took occasion in strong and earn
est language and appeals to the
young men present to let intoxi
cating beverages of all character
a. one and not to indulge there
in to any extent whatever.
He congratulated the people of
the county upon the fact that feu
high, crimes had been committed
during the last year or two, sta
ing that when he came on the
bench there were a number of
murder cases on the docket and
at present there was only one .
He urged upon al l young men
present the importance of bavin
greater respect for the law and
those i*n authority, insisting that
both divine and human law
taught us that a 1 people should
obey the law. He appealed to
the young men of the audience
to stand for law and order
against crime of all kinds, to
lead sober and moral lives, and
to take a stand each, for himself
for the enforcement of the law.
He urged upon all present the
duty of observing the Golden
Rule, which he defined as em
bracing only sixteen words. “Anc
as ye would that men should do
to you, do ye also to them like
wise”, which was first proclaim
ed upon the plains of Palestine,
and having been put forth. by,
the great Galli ean over twenty
centuries ago.
He further called the public’s
attention to the historic fact that
a lawyer asked the Master what
was the great commandment —
“Which is the great command
ment in tin* law*?” The Master
replied, “Thou shalt love the
Lord, thy God, with a’l thy heart
and with all thy soul and with
all thy mind.” lb* further re
plied “And a second like unto
.it is this: Thou shall love thy
I neighbor as thyself; on these two
j commandments hangeth the aw
and the prophets.”
He said too many of ns had
strayed far away from this light
house on the sea of life; that
the neede no longer pointed to
the north pole, and that the
great question which confronted
us and this! State—whither
(Continued on last page)
Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, August /, 1913.
BOY SCOUTS RETURN
Had Fine Time Climbing the
Mountains, Fishing and
Bathing.
(By Oscar Ross, Jr.)
Well, we are back (I mean the
Boy Scouts) and in behalf of the
Scouts, I wish to thank the good
people of Winder for the assis
tance rtndered which made it
possible for us boys to enjoy
this outing.
We arrived in Toccoa Saturday
about noon and went into camp
on the Jeff Davis lot opposite
the court house grounds in this
beautiful little mountain city.
La + e in the afternoon we took
a hike to Toccoa fall# y which are
declared by many to be most
beautiful falls in the south. The
good people of Toeco a were roy
al in their hospitality, and left
nothing undone to make our
short stay in Toccoa enjoyab e.
Sunday was church day and all
of us attended church at vari
ous places of worship in the city.
A heavy rain fel Sunday after
noota and the boys had to sleep
in the court house Sunday night
on the hard tiled floor, but we
were all out for a good time, and
here is where we got part of it.
The ’adies of the party were en
tertained in the hospitable home
of the W'ormock's next door t
the camp.
Monday, in wagonHJ and on
the hike, we started for the plan
tation of the lion. J. D. Prather.
After several hours we arrived
there, pitched tents and settled
down for a week of camp.life.
And it sure was camp life —
hard tack to cat. wet bed clothes
and damp earth to seep on, un
less! you were fortunate enough,
to crawl under a bam, in a crib,
seed house or stable. But we
were all out for a golod time, and
we were having it.
On e of the most enjoyab’e
hikes of the entire outing was
our trip to Currah.ee mountain.
This mountain is about four or
five miles from Toccoa and il
said to be a mile to the top.
Standing on the summit of the
mountain one could see into Ten
nessee and the Carolinas.
Wednesday, we took a boat
ride up the Tugalo river to Mad
ison, S, C., where many of the
boys anded, went into the town
and mailed postcards back to
their parents, to let them know
they were out of old Georgia.
On this trip we were sure ’nuff
having a good time.
To the Wormoek’s, Prathers
and Dr. Jeff Davis and others
we owe a debt of gratitude and
shall never forget their kind
ness.
Ilf our outing was not what it
should have been, it certainly
was not the fan t of the good peo
pie of Toccoa and of Colonel and
Mrs. J. D. Prather. The Prath
ers ive on a big plantation, the
old colonial honr* sits on an emi
nence and overlooks 1 ugalo riv
er. For idea country, life the
surroundings of the Prathers
seem all that could be wished for.
Saturday we broke camp, some
of the boys going to Tallulah tor
a few days* and the reAt of us
pulling out for home.
Rev. J. Fred Kdep, Jr., Colonel
and Mrs. Quarterman and Mrs.
R. 0. Ross went along to correct
the short-comings of the Scouts
and some of the fun-makers kept
them bu*o r .
REST ROOM PROVING
POPULAR WITH PATRONS
Progressive Firm Wide Av.mke
to Interests and Ccmferts
of Patrons.
Several months ago 4 he firm
of J. T. Strange & Cos., added a ,
feature of comfort for their pa
trons and friends to the splen- !
did equipment of their large de- i
partment store, that i* proving j
popular and a great convenience !
to their customers.
A large and handfhmely furn
ished rest room for ladies was
opened on the second floor, and
every modern convenience in-
stalled for the comfort of custo
mers! who after a ride to the city
or an hour of busy shopping de
sire a few minutes rest and quiet
The furniture is inissj n oak,
the floor coverings* and drapery
specially chosen to lend harmony
to th finish of the interior, and
in addition to water and sewer
age the rooms have local and
long distance telephone connec
tions, and magazines, periodicals,
writing material, etc., are in
easy reach. This is the only
rest room in tin* city, provided
especially for the patrons of a
store, and the enterprising firm
that introduced tin* idea has tile
thajnks of their large pa'.nvn
age in this section.
In addition to the rek room
they maintain a city delivery
and messenger service for their
customers.
MAYER, MUSICAL ARTIST
South’s Well Known Pianist to
Give Recital in Winder.
Prof. I. M. Mayer, the south’*
we 1 known concert pianist, lor
merly of Atlanta, also of
sie Tift college, Forsyth, and
more recent y of New York, is:
here for a few days, In
cal circles, Mr, Mayer is known
as the best artist in Dixie and
hasi a national reputation as
educator. He is touring tin* south
as special artist for the Lester
Piano Company of Phi adelphja,
and is scheduled to give a recitaF
in Winder Friday night, August
Bth.
The New Bern, N. C. Sun:
speaking of a recent concert giv
en in that city by Prof
said: :
“Ilis concert was something
novel in the realm of art. Prof.
Mayer is an artist of rare and del
icate touch, and be played w:th
marvelous sympathy, Fleming to
express thru the piano a highly
sensitvie and beauty loving per
sonality. The word “indivkliKli
ty ’ perhaps bosjt expresses that
indefinable quality he was s u
skilled in putting into his music”
OFF TO MARKET
Geos to New York Sunday fer
Two Weeks’ Busint'.s Trip.
Mr. J. I> .Saul leaves Sunday
for New York and the Eastern
markets, on his annual buying ex
pedition to purchase fall and wn
ter stocks for hist large trade in
this section.
I It; will be away for two weeks
and in addition to buying for
his own store in this eity, lie
will buy for other large adores in
Lawrenceville and Marietta, with
which lie is connected. Jji goes
without j lying that Lsi customers
will get benefit of some fin<
prices when the fall trade opens.
Mrs. Saul will accompany him
to New York, and together they
will visit severral points of in cr
est after business ijJ over .
SHINGLEMAN.
8 Pages.—No. 17
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT
Wages Drug Company and Man
ager Anderson Sharptcn Play
Ho t Tuesday Evening.
That was a novel and pleasing
ententainment Tuesday evening
when more than a thousand
friends and patrons of Winder's
popular drug store and Lyric
theater Were the guests of Mr.
Gibson Nowell and Manager An
derson Sharpton.
Shortly after seven o'clock
friends and patrons began to
gather at the fountain of the Wa
ges Drug Company and refresh
themselves with a drink of Bar-
row county punch, a soft drink
made by the formula of Mr. Gib
son N o we 1, which., is proving
the rage in this city. More than
1,500 drinks were served and
about 1,000 tickets to the moving
picture show at the Lyric given
away.
Everything moved off smooth
ly, a nd much praise is heard of
Winder’s progressive drug
store and Sftiarpton’s up-to-date
little amusment house.
Many Winderites are indebted
to Mr. Gibson Nowell and Mana
ger Sliarpton originator* and pro
moters of the entertainment, far
an evening of rare entertainment.
SATAN
A Piet? hi Version cf the Battle
Between the Elements of _
Good and Evil.
Warfare between Good and
Evil is the basis of the story of_
Satan, graphically t<Jd in this
masterful motion picture .
' The author, mindful of the va -
ue of impression, create*) his pic
tures with the Evil One and char
acters from the Bible, as well as
modern life.
Evil, waging bitter war againf/t
..Contentment, Holiness. Sobriety,
and Chasity, is represented by
the Ruler of the Lower Regions,
''while the Good Elements are
tained from characters in life.
Satan, secure in his own
strength, attempts, with the aid,,
of his fol owers. to enter the por
tals of Heaven but is driven for'h
by the Angels of Purity and
A tire from “The House of Many
Mansions.” After a sfevere bat
tle he’s beaten forth from Heav
en ,leaving his followers overcome
by the Heavenly Host. Cast out
.his spirit of evil does not die
intent upon mv&hief he seeks oth
er fields *o conquer. Casting his
eyes upon the Earth, he
decides to establifJh bis rule of
Evi among its inha 1 i ants.
Satan wi l be fie n at tha Lyric_
Friday night. Be sure 4 o be
there and go on with the story.
FAEIVIS FOP- RENT
We want to see Some reliable
farmers who want to rent
for next year. *
The larger the force the better.
Land easily cultivated npd
fine shape for making crop next
year.
See us at once. _
Lamar & Perry.
Cow For Sale.
Cow, fresh, in milk. Gives
three gallons per day. See
A. B. Harwell, Winder, Ga.